When I reflect that the task which the artist implicitly sets himself is to overthrow existing values, to make of the chaos about him an order which is his own, to sow strife and ferment so that by the emotional release those who are dead may be restored to life, then it is that I run with joy to the great and imperfect ones, their confusion nourishes me, their stuttering is like divine music to my ears.
Henry MillerMadness is tonic and invigorating. It makes the sane more sane. The only ones who are unable to profit by it are the insane.
Henry MillerTrue strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.
Henry MillerWe should not stop to reflect, compare, analyze, possess, but flow on and through, endlessly, like music.
Henry Miller